Stats Preview: Results Of 100th Test Match Of Each Team

Bangladesh is set to play their 100th Test match. While Bangladesh begin their 100th Test match on 15th March 2017 against Sri Lanka at P Sara Oval, they became the fastest team to play 100th Test match. Since making debut in Test cricket on 20th November 2000, Bangladesh took 16 years and 125 days to play their 100th Test match. The previous record holder was Sri Lanka who had taken 18 years and 118 days to make their 100th Test match appearance.

Currently, in the two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on the Sri Lankan soil, Bangladesh is trailing the series by 0-1 as they lost the first Test by 259 runs at Galle. Bangladesh’s 100th Test match is the 2nd and final Test match of the ongoing series. Bangladesh team is desperate to make a comeback in the series and also to make memorable their 100th Test match appearance.

Before the beginning of Bangladesh’s 100th Test match, let’s look at some important stats of other teams’ 100th Test match appearances.

Team

Start date of 100th Test match

Time between first Test and 100th Test

Opponent team during 100th Test match

100th Test match Venue

100th Test match result (for the team)

England

1st July 1909

32 years and 107 days

Australia

Leeds

Lost by 9 wickets

Australia

27th May 1912

35 years and 72 days

South Africa

Manchester

Won by an innings and 88 runs

South Africa

5th March 1949

59 years and 358 days

England

Port Elizabeth

Lost by 3 wickets

West Indies

3rd March 1965

36 years and 253 days

Australia

Kingston

Won by 179 runs

India

13th July 1967

35 years and 18 days

England

Birmingham

Lost by 132 runs

New Zealand

23rd March 1972

42 years and 73 days

West Indies

Bridgetown

Drawn

Pakistan

10th March 1979

26 years and 145 days

Australia

Melbourne

Won by 71 runs

Sri Lanka

14th June 2000

18 years and 118 days

Pakistan

Colombo

Lost by 5 wickets

Zimbabwe

29th October 2016

24 years and 11 days

Sri Lanka

Harare

Lost by 225 runs

(Note: Time between first Test and 100th Test – Duration between the starting date of the first Test and starting date of the 100th Test)

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